So stoked, had a great surf session the other morning and caught the fast train to see Major Lazer and Diplo at Taipei's Luxy, ahhhh! It was BIG!

I caught up with DJ Chamber, who holds it down as a resident at Kaohsiung's mecca for in-the-know dance music, Brickyard. We discussed his upcoming releases, brown drinks and toothbrushes, Kaohsiung hot spots and getting "daggered."

It's become a diverse and flourishing forum for user-generated multimedia, flash mob art and social commentary on the nuclear issue.

Allow me to gift you an afternoon in the sunshine (and the fruits of my latest search) by introducing you to the bass-tronic dub of Sounduo.

We are stoked for our first dispatch by the the one and only Ross Pearson.

Tainan, the oldest city in Taiwan, cute but fast, quaint but modern, an amazing place to make movies.

Megaport; packed with indie artists, live street art demos and skateboarding with an overall chill vibe. It was a great time and left us impressed with the scene at one of Taiwan's premier indie music gatherings.

In the book we share a glimpse of our super fun experiences of living with local families in Taiwan.

When the blade came out in a swift movement, blood sprayed out in two consecutive, delicate arcs of red creating a thick splash and puddle in the mud and grass. He died quickly, and the man held his flip flop to the wound to keep the spray to a minimum.

Typhoon Nanmadol was coming our way, but it turned out we needed sunscreen, not umbrellas.

Words and phrases that dominate our thoughts are: "beautiful, amazing, unforgettable, speechless, perfect, wow, so thankful, exhilarated" and of course 謝謝 (Xièxiè) and 我愛台灣! (Wǒ ài Táiwān)